3D printed gun shakes up gun control debate

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talks about the ability for making an untraceable and undetectable gun with a 3D printer, during a television news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, May 6, 2013.

“It's not going to herald an age of widespread weapon ownership, and it's certainly not proof that 3D printing technology needs to be controlled for our safety.”

Either way, some states are already tacking preemptive action. On Tuesday California state senator Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, stated his intent to put forth a bill banning 3D printed firearms. "We must be proactive in seeking solutions to this new threat rather than wait for the inevitable tragedies this will make possible."

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The interesting thing is that these printed guns might end up (if they gain
enough popularity) reducing gun sales from manufacturers. If the NRA is as much
a mouthpiece of the gun manufacturers as I think the are (rather than a
mouthpiece for gun
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